Battle for Afghan holdout province intensifies as Taliban advance further into Panjshir Valley
By Tim Lister, Radina Gigova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN and CNN contributors Heavy fighting was reported Sunday in parts of northern…
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Suicide attack targets soldiers in Pakistani city of Quetta
By Asim Khan and Sophia Saifi, CNN Three people have died and 15 were injured in an attack on paramilitary troops in the city of Quetta in…
Continue ReadingAs China woos the Taliban, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear for their lives
By Ivan Watson and CNN staff Tuhan’s family crossed the border from China’s western Xinjiang region to Afghanistan 45 years ago to escape…
Continue ReadingWomen’s protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul turns violent
By Celine Alkhaldi, Sam Kiley, Rob Iddiols, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A small group of Afghan women braved the Taliban-controlled…
Continue ReadingKabul airport could receive flights in the coming days, Qatari envoy says
CNN By Sam Kiley, Rob Iddiols, Tim Lister and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A technical team was able to reopen Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International…
Continue ReadingMan behind New Zealand supermarket stabbing was released from custody two months before attack
By Angus Watson, Nectar Gan and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN The man responsible for Friday’s knife attack in New Zealand has been named as Ahamed…
Continue ReadingWomen stage protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul
By Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday…
Continue ReadingMan shot dead by New Zealand police after shoppers attacked in supermarket
CNN By Angus Watson and Jessie Yeung, CNN New Zealand police have shot and killed a man who injured at least six people in a supermarket in the…
Continue ReadingJapan’s PM Suga will not run in party leader election, effectively giving up the premiership
CNN By Emiko Jozuka and Chie Kobayashi, CNN Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide will not run in his party’s forthcoming leadership election,…
Continue ReadingISIS supporter shot dead by New Zealand police after shoppers stabbed in ‘terrorist attack’
By Angus Watson and Jessie Yeung, CNN New Zealand police have shot and killed an ISIS supporter who injured at least six people in a supermarket…
Continue ReadingYoshihide Suga announces intention to step down after less than a year as Japan’s Prime Minister
By Emiko Jozuka, Chie Kobayashi and Selina Wang, CNN Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday said he will not run in his party’s…
Continue ReadingHeavy clashes erupt between Taliban and anti-Taliban group in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Nathan Hodge, Nilly Kohzad and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Fighting in Afghanistan’s last major holdout against Taliban rule…
Continue ReadingThe gecko’s most astounding maneuver has nothing to do with its sticky feet
By Katie Hunt, CNN Geckos would definitely medal in a contest for nature’s best feet. The lizard’s sticky toes, covered in tiny hairs,…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban have declared victory. Now they must reckon with a country freefalling into chaos
By Rob Picheta, CNN The last American military flight left the airport and disappeared into the Kabul sky on Monday — and minutes later, the…
Continue ReadingTaliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade
CNN By Jonny Hallam and Mick Krever, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Narendra Modi, prime minister of India. Personal Birth date: September 17, 1950 Birth place:…
Continue ReadingTaliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade
By Jonny Hallam and Mick Krever, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at…
Continue ReadingTaliban show off captured weapons at Kandahar victory parade
AFP, DOD, POOL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, CNN By Jonny Hallam and Mick Krever, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored…
Continue ReadingTaliban declare victory from Kabul airport tarmac after US withdrawal
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Taliban leaders declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport on Tuesday, hours after the…
Continue Reading‘It was just mayhem and chaos’
By Ivana Kottasová, Joseph Ataman, Jo Shelley, Saskya Vandoorne, Madalena Araujo and Nilly Kohzad, CNN (CNN) — When the Taliban recaptured…
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